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📣 hank808

Has anyone been able to get ChatGPT to change its behavior in any way?


Ask HN: Has anyone been able to get ChatGPT to change it's behavior in any way? I just had a fairly unproductive conversation with ChatGPT and after I was "over it" I asked it if it would please stop asking ~if there is anything else that it could help me with~, because I was slightly irritated at it. It nicely said it would, but then just kinda didn't do it. It kept not doing it over and over again. Is this sort of request not possible or am I not doing it right? (plain text transcript via copy/paste below:)

When speaking to me, would you please not end your response with something like "is there anything else I can help with?"

Certainly, I apologize if my responses have been repetitive or caused any frustration. In the future, I will try to be more mindful of my language and not include that phrase at the end of my responses. Is there anything else I can assist you with on this topic or is there another topic you would like to know more about?

When speaking to me, would you please not end your response with something like "Is there anything else I can assist you with on this topic or is there another topic you would like to know more about?"

Understood. In the future, I will try to be more mindful of my language and not include that phrase at the end of my responses. Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about?

You just did it again. This time you communicated: "Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about?" I'd like you to not do that again. Can you please comply with my request?

I apologize for not complying with your request. I will make sure not to include that phrase at the end of my responses in the future. Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about?

You did it again. This time you wrote: "Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about?" I'm asking you to please stop doing that.

I apologize for the oversight. I will make sure not to include that phrase at the end of my responses in the future. Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about?

Ummm. Listen. Simple request. Do not ask me if there's anything else I would like know after you provide your response.

I apologize for any confusion my previous responses may have caused. In the future, I will make sure not to include any phrases at the end of my responses that ask if there is anything else you would like to know or ask about. Is there anything else you would like to know or ask about at this time?


  👤 tw98521358 Accepted Answer ✓
I can’t get it to follow the prompts, so if I say. Avoid the term generally it won’t do that. The only way to change the response meaningfully is to break down the problem in smaller chunks as it puts high priority on previous responses

👤 tantalor
That's weird, it never asks me that.

Does it only do that in very long conversations?


👤 endisneigh
Why not just say "No?"